Military ranks of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces

The military ranks of Brunei are depicted by the military insignia used by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Given its history of being established with help from the British Army, its rank insignia follow the former British influence with adaptations for Bruneian conditions, the RBAF having started as an infantry regiment, with naval and air assets.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1] v t e
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1] v t e	Fil marsyal	Jeneral	Leftenan jeneral	Mejar jeneral	Brigedier jeneral	Kolonel	Leftenan kolonel	Mejar	Kapten	Leftenan	Leftenan muda
Royal Brunei Navy^[2] v t e
Royal Brunei Navy^[2] v t e	Laksamana armada	Laksamana	Laksamana madya	Laksamana muda	Laksamana pertama	Kepten	Komander	Leftenan komander	Leftenan	Leftenan madya	Leftenan muda
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e	Marsyal udara	Jeneral (udara)	Leftenan jeneral (udara)	Mejar jeneral (udara)	Brigedier jeneral (udara)	Kolonel (udara)	Leftenan kolonel (udara)	Mejar (udara)	Kapten (udara)	Leftenan (udara)	Leftenan muda (udara)
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1]
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1]	Pegawai kadet
Royal Brunei Navy^[2]
Royal Brunei Navy^[2]	Pegawai kadet
Royal Brunei Air Force
Royal Brunei Air Force	Pegawai kadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1] v t e							No insignia
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1] v t e	Pegawai waran 1	Pegawai waran 2	Staf sarjan	Sarjan	Koperal	Lans koperal	Prebet/Soldadu
Royal Brunei Navy^[2] v t e							No insignia
Royal Brunei Navy^[2] v t e	Pegawai waran 1	Pegawai waran 2	Bintara kanan	Bintara	Laskar kanan	Laskar muda	Prebet/Soldadu
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e							No insignia
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e	Pegawai waran 1 (udara)	Pegawai waran 2 (udara)	Staf sarjan (udara)	Sarjan (udara)	Koperal (udara)	Lans koperal (udara)	Prebet/Soldadu (udara)
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

Additional ranks and appointments

Rank group	Senior appointments
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1]
Royal Brunei Land Force^[1]	Sarjan mejar (Jawatan)	Pegawai kadet
Royal Brunei Navy^[2]
Royal Brunei Navy^[2]	Sarjan mejar (Jawatan)
Royal Brunei Air Force
Royal Brunei Air Force	Sarjan mejar (Jawatan)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Akta Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" [Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149)] (PDF). AGC.gov.bn (in Malay). Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Admiralty Ranks – RBN Admiralty Rank". Navy.MinDef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Muara Naval Base: Defence Information Technology Unit, Ministry of Defence, Brunei. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

External links

"Brunei". UniformInsignia.org. International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. n.d. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
"Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149) – Royal Brunei Armed Forces Regulations – S 88/2013 – revised edition 2018" (PDF). AGC.gov.bn. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam: Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. 2018. p. 10.

[Brunei_Army-1] "Akta Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (Penggal 149)" [Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act (Chapter 149)] (PDF). AGC.gov.bn (in Malay). Attorney General's Chambers, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. 16 December 2013. pp. 1999–2000. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[Brunei_Navy-2] "Admiralty Ranks – RBN Admiralty Rank". Navy.MinDef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy Headquarters, Muara Naval Base: Defence Information Technology Unit, Ministry of Defence, Brunei. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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